Bumper



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J. M. COOTE BUMPER Filed Jan. 2. 1924 :3 Sheets-$11051 2 v 2 l g 30 28 2a a P 27c bza Z/C 2 270 A l A 15 a 15 25C 31 31 25c A TTORNE YS Sept. 22, 1925. 1,5543.

J. M. COOTE 1 BUMPER" v I Filed Jan 2. 1924 fig, Sheets- 5116 as j 15'; INVENTOR @f: ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 22, 1925.

UNITED .STATES PATENT 1 OFFICE.

JOHN M. COOTE, or ELIZABETH, NEW-JERSEY, ASSIGNOR ro-coo rr. rnonuo'rs cons PGIRA'IPION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 01 NEW YORK.

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"Application filed January 2,5192? Serial No. 883,876.

T 0 all cv/zomz't may concern: I

Be it known that I, JOHN Coo'rn, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of- Elizabeth, in the county of Union andfState of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bumpers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention involves certain improvements in automobile bumpers, and more particularly to that type in which the main structural-parts are formed of flat spring steel bars or strips each so mounted as to present its wider face in a vertical plane ()ne object of my invention is to provide improved means for connecting a double bar bumper to a resilient support.

A further object is to. provide improved means for mounting-the general type of impact bar shown in my prior Patent 1,441,400 issued January 9, 1923. Other objects and advantages will be pointed out hereinafter, or will be apparent from a consideration of the various forms hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a bumper constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a slightly modified form.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the bumper shown in Fig. 1. V

Fig. 4 is an end view of the construction shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1. I

Fi 6 is an elevation of. the clamping mem er shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a section similar to Fig. 4, but showing a modified form of clamp, and

Figs. 8 to 16 inclusive are plan views of other forms of bumpers showing other forms of supporting means for the impact bar.

The impact member shown in Figs. 1, 3-

and 4 includes two bars having central portions 10 and 11 in substantially the same vertical plane and spaced apart. The terminal portions 12 of one bar are in the same vertical plane as the terminal portions 13 of the other bar, but the twobars cross each other at two points so that the lower terminal portions 13 are integral 'with the upper central portions 10, and the upper terminal portions 12 are integral with the lower central portion 11. The two points at ,which the bars cross are preferabl substantially directly in advance of t e spring.

hornsor chassis frame members A and B of the vehicle. The two bars are secured together at the crossing points in any suitto able manner, as for instance. -by clamps or rivets 14.

For supporting this impact member there is provided a supporting structure preferably formed of substantially the same char- 5 acter of flat spring steel stock as is em-' ployed in making the two bars of the impact member. The supporting structure includes a bar section 15 at each end which extends between the'two superposed terminal portions 12 and 13 of the impact member, and is secured to' said terminal portions by a clamping member which forms one important feature of my invention, and two forms of which are shown in Figs. 5, 6 and t. In. the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6 this clamping means includes a bolt 16 having a slot 17 extending lengthwise thereof from the threaded end 18' nearly to the opposite end 19 which may berounded or provided with any suitable form ofhead. The slot is of a width substantially equal to the thick ness of the bar sections 12, 13 and 15, and the bolt is of such length as to receive these three sections in superposed relationship,

and in the same vertical plane. The bar sections 12, 15 and 13 are preferably spaced by washers 20 which encircle the stud bolt and hold the two side sections 21 and 22 from spreading apart. They thus serve as clamping members as well as spacing members. If desired the bar sections may be made slightly narrower at the points where they are clamped together by the bolts 16 so thatthe total height of the bumper will be substantially equal to the sum of the heights of the three bar sections. As shown in Fig. 5-, the center bar section 15 is cut away slightly at its upper and lower edges to receive the washers 20. In assembling the bumper, the bar sections 12, 15 and 13 are inserted in the slot 17 with the spacing washers and the parts clamped or locked in position by means of a nut 22 secured to the threaded end 18. This nut forces all of the parts toward the closed end of the slot and prevents endwise or other movement of' the bar sections in the slot. A lock nut or looking washer 23 may be employed to bet ters insure the retention of the nut 22. By 1 I means of this clamping construct omith I impact bar j may be detached- .1 from the su porting-means iii-"case ofrep a i r ment, and it is not necessalfy the supportin In 'ig..7

"struction in whichthef I but instead of having these sections ntegr and the parts held in place by a" nut? provide rivets for connecting "the two sections-to each of the bar sections.

I I yyean mp1 g. bolts-1Q. in thesame'direction Fig.

eyes, loops or other special bends I I I of the bars of either-the impact men structure. v have shownfaj pact member ;ismade. som

minal portions" curved rear.-

and 22 are employed andspaced h is provided with'terminal In this een of-{gum hamper; The --extremities of form I haveshown the washers encir qtthis I r banarefsecured to .the body porclmg the two. sections. 21322 betweengthe tion of',:-the, rear. "bar. at the supporting I 70].] Ei I, hayeshowna construction in and the Iba'r's thereof do-'not. I 1.:

h I h are folded back to f rm- I '30' "constituting the end per bar sections, but these maybe omitted'iin this. brackets'ff28;' Q'Thel'oop includes a section' form.

-in' various different ways, and ma'y'} if; def-this construction the impact member .is not The twobarsectigns 15. of.the] supportinglfllwrtions{of the impact member and is sestructure may be connected to the, vehiclefgcured thereto byithe clamping bolt 16. In

sired be connected to the impact-membe directly, supported at the cross over points at another point, as for instance at-the but-I the 'terminal portions :of the impact point "where the" two "barsofthe impact member at the clampingbolt 16 are connectmember cross' each other-.1 10ne E-snch con- 'ed to the chassis frame by both sides of-the I '11i.-I5l"=which'1ies between the superposed bar struction is shownin Fig. Q1; Inthis form closed loop 30. The bar sections 15? are the bar sections '15 are formed integral with extended to form the'bar sections 25 so that bar sections 25 which are secured to the imthe bars 27*,151 and 25 areall integral.

pact member by the 1 same clamplorrivet 14 I which connects the two bars at-the .cross rear bar 26 is connected to the impact mem over points. Each of ,the two bars 15-25 her; by a' {bar having asection, 15 extendis secured intermediate or its, ends to a'rear ingintothe clamping bolt 1 6 and secured bar 26 which has terminal portions 27. ex .to' thefim'pa'ct bar thereby A second sectending laterally beyond the chassis frame. tionl'25 is i con'nec' ted to'the clamp 14' and a This bar 26 may befse'cu red 'to-the spring terminal section 31 connects "the cross overhorns of the vehicle frame or to anyjoth'er. clamp @141 with the supporting bracket 28.

- In the construction shown in Fig. 9 'tl1e suitableparts of-the yeh'ieleby brackets 28 1 Therear'bar'26 has extensions 27 which or any other suitable parts; The -terminal are secured to the bar sections- 15 -25. portions" ZZt fmay be secured toj the bars,,Thus the construction is similar to that ,l5-'-'25 ;';by rivets 29 or. any mother] suitable shown in --Fig'. 1, exce tfor the auxiliary forinIof clampingor securing means. In support in the form 0 the curved bar seccase'of collision the impact member itself tion 31'which gives greater resistance to'the ;-may bend; thetermmalportmns of the rear rearward movementot the impact members bar2 6-1'nayfbend rearwardl aiid the bars .at the cross over-points. 15 .25 may1 bend so that t e intermediate 11 caseth'efendfof thebumperhooks on to impact member by a bar-including a section- I In Fig. 10 I have shown a construction I ortions ;0menearer to the impact bar; inwhichthe rearfbar. '26 is connected to the an obstruction-in backing the' car, the parts 15 connecting theextension 27 of the rear may move so as to permit the forward movebar 'to the clamping-bolt 16, a section 32 ment of such bumper ends; Although the extending along" the impact member to the bars 15 and '25 are preferably formed incross over, and a; section 31 similar to that int Fig.1 it

1 o This giyesthe bumper bar a rounded form this bolt a'section 25 extends to the attachand within the'outer perimeter of the strucsection or brace 31* connecting the ture. Although this is preferable, I may, if over with the attaching bracket.

tegral, that is, as parts of'the'same bar I shown in Fig. 9, and extending in bowed an 27 integral and terminatethebarQsecbracket28. a v I v tion 25 uat the rivet. or othercIamPing {I Fig'.:';11; I have shown a supporting means 29. -me'ans fori'an impact bar of t-he form and will" be noted that each bar sectionfle enters the clamping bolt 16 from porting means includes a rearbar 26 hayproportionsillustrated in Fig. 1. This sup ma in some cases make the bar sections '15 form 'from the clamp 14: to the securing the -'opposite side to that at whichgthe baring an extension 27 integralwith a section sections12 and 13 enter the. clamping bolt., 15 secured to the clamping bolt 16. From with the ends of the bar sections protected ing bracket 28 and integralwith a bowed cross The desired, use bar sections 15 curved in the bracket 28 is of somewhat difierent form from that shown in the previous figures above referred. to, and includes a connecting bar 33 for holding the bracket plates 34 against the sides of the chassis frame.

In Fig. 12 I have illustrated aconstruction similar to that shown in Fig. 8, except that the rear bar 26 and its extensions 27 are not integral with the bar section 15 which leads to the connecting bolt 16. The bar section 25* which forms the diagonal connection between the attaching bracket 28 and the clamping bolt 16 is integral with the bar section 15. y

In Fig. 13 I have illustrated a construc tion in which the bar section 15 connecting the clamping bolt 16 and the supporting bracket :38 is separate from but riveted to the rear bar 26 and the bar section 31 from the cross over to the supporting bracket is also separate from the rear bar 26" and the bar section 15 The construction shown in Fig. 14 is similar to that shown in F 13 except that the bar section 31 connecting the cross over to the supporting bracket 28 is bowed in the opposite direction, as shown in Figs. 10 and 11, and is integral with the bar section 15% which connects the clamping bolt 16 to the extension 27 of the rear bar.

In Fig. 15 I have shown a construction similar to that shown in Fig. 12, except that the rear bar is omitted and the two ends of the bar which includes the section 15 are directly secured to a supporting bracket 28 of the type shown in Fig. 11. o

In Fig. 16 I have shown a form similar to that shown in Fig. 15, except that the bar sections 15 and 25 are connected to a supporting bracket 28.

Although my improved bar supporting means is intended primarily for use with an impact member having a double cross over, as shown in Fig. 3, it may be employed in connection with a double bar bumper in which there is no cross over. This isparticularly true in such forms'as those shown in Figs. 8, 12, 15 and 16, where the only'support of the impact member is at the clamping bolt 16. In Fig. 15 Ihave indicated such an impact member without the double cross over feature. Even with such forms as those shown in Figs. 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14 where there is a double support for each end portion of the impact member, the support at the point directly in front of the chassis frame members maybe to a cleat connecting the two parallel bars which do not cross over.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A bumper includingl an impact member comprising two bars aving their center portions spaced apart vertically and their end portions spaced apart vertically, the

two bars crossing each other. and being sccurcd together at points between said center portions and each end, a support including bar portions extending between said bars at each end portion, and a pair of connecting members each having two sections with a slot between'receiviug both bars oi the impact member and the bar portion of the support in superposed edge to edge relationship. ii i 2. comprising two bars having their end portions spaced apart vertically, a support including bar portions extending between said bars at each end portion, a pair of con- I necting members each having two sections with a slot between receiving both bars of the impact member and the bar portion of the support in superposed edge to edge relationship, and washers encircling the two sections and spacing said bar portions from said impact bar ends in said slot.

3. A bumper including an impact member comprising two bars having their center portions spaced apart vertically and their end portions spaced apart vertically,

the two. bars crossing each other and being.

secured together at points between said center portions and each end, a supportincluding bar portions extending between said bars at each end portion, apair of connecting member'seach having two sections with a'slot betweenreceiving both parts of the impact member and the bar portion of the support in-superposcd edge to edge relation- A bumper including an impact member ship, and washers encircling the two sections and spacing said bar portions from said impact bar ends in said slot.

4. A bumper including an impact member comprising two bars of flat spring steel stock having their end portions spaced apart vertically, a support-including bar portions extending between said bars at'each end portion, and a pair of clamping bolts each having a slot lengthwise thereof and receivin sald. supportingbar portions and-the end portions of the impact member, and a nut on each of said bolts for holding the bars rigid in respect" to each other within said s ot. f

5. A bumper including an impact member comprising two bars of fiat spring steel stock having their end portions spaced apart vertically, a support including bar portions extending between said bars at each end portion, and a pair of clamping bolts each having a slot lengthwise thereof and receiving said supporting bar portions and the end portions of the impact member, a nut on each of said bolts for holding the bars rigid in respect to each other within said slot, andwashers encircling said clamping bolts above and below said supporting bar portions. a

' 6. A bumper including an impact memher comprising two bars of spring steelstock having their end portions spaced a art vertically, a pair ofsupportmg'brac ets and connections between said brackets and said impact member, a rear bar connected to said supporting brackets and two bar portions.

connecting said rear bar and said impact member and engaging with the ends of the impact member and With points on said impact member directly in advance of said supporting brackets-v v 7. A bumper includmg an impact member comprising two bars of flat spring steel stock having their center portions spaced apart vertically 'and their end portions spaced apart vertically, the two bars crossing each other and being secured together at points between said center portion and each end, a pair of supporting brackets for attachment to the vehicle frame, and connections between said brackets and said impact member including bar portions secured between the two bars at each end of the impact member, and bar portions secured to the two barsof theimpact mem-.

her at the cross over points.

8. A bumper includin an impact bar, a pair of supporting brackets, a rear" bar secured to said brackets and having its ends projecting laterally beyond said brackets, and a air of supplementary bars each having its intermediate portion secured to the end of said rear bar and having its oppo- .site ends secured to said impact member.

9. ,A bumper including an impact bar, a

a Q 10, A'bumper including an i'ng three'conn'ected bar-sections, one section bf the impact member.

end secured to the impact member directly in front of and spacedfrom I its correspond-- mg supporting bracket.

pair of supporting brackets, a pair of supa '45 impact bar, a I

porting bars each having one end secured corre'spondingsu porting bar intermediate of the ends of t e latter and independent" f -55 means for connecting said brackets.

11. A bumper including an impact mem to oneend of the impact member andthe other end secured to the impactrmember' dif rectly infrontof the corresponding-bracket, and means connecting each bracket with its Y her having rearwardlykcurved terminal porv tions, it pair of supporting brackets, and

means connecting each' supporting bracket Withthe impact member, said means include.

being ;.secu'r'ed to thesupporting bracket, a. I

second section connected to the impact memher, in front of the supporting bracket, and the third section being secured vto the end Signed at New-:sY

ork flin the county of New; York and S f New York this 26th day ofi December 3pm: M. ooornq 

